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[John Crosbie : Tabling of the Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act]

Item number (ISN):

194810

Series title:

National Press Theatre

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

1988-05-24

Item number (ISN):

194810

Type of material:

Sound recordings

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Fonds/collection:

CANADA. NATIONAL PRESS THEATRE

Accession:

1990-0346

Media:

Sound

Part:

1 of 1

Production date:

1988-05-24

Production company:

National Press Theatre

Description:

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Press conference held by the Honourable John Crosbie, the Minister of State for International Trade; the Honourable Pierre Cadieux, Minister of Labour; Simon Reisman, Ambassador and Chief Negotiator for Canada; Gordon Ritchie, Ambassador and Deputy Chief Negotiator for Canada.~In an opening statement, Mr. Crosbie announces the tabling of legislation to implement the Canada-United States Free Trade Agreement. Related topics covered are: the move to end the special mark-up of American wines in Canadian stores; potential federal-provincial conflict; Ontario resistance to free trade; threatened legal action by Prince Edward Island to protect its trade in potatoes and lobsters; the position of the Liberal-dominated Senate; Clause 6 of the Agreement; impact of the Agreement on Canada-Europe and the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) relations; non-compliance of the provinces with respect to GATT rulings; U.S. implementation of the Free Trade Agreement versus Canadian implementation and possible conflict.

Subjects:

CANADA~ECONOMIC POLICY~FREE TRADE & PROTECTIONISM~INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC RELATIONS~UNITED STATES ~CADIEUX, PIERRE~CROSBIE, JOHN~REISMAN, SIMON~RITCHIE, GORDON

Language:

English / Français

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1.Potential federal-provincial conflict referred to in the subject description is a reference to two clauses in the Free Trade Agreement which could force the provinces to comply with free trade legislation.~2. The name of the free trade bill is registered as: " Bill C-130: An Act to Implement the Free Trade Agreement between Canada and the United States of America.".

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Vault ISN:

215414

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

CNPT518

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SOF

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

ORIG

Vault ISN:

1176939

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

194810-CNPT518.WAV

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

BWF

Duration:

64:30

Made from:

CNPT518

Status:

MASTER
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